2024 Holiday Gift Guide
December 2, 2024
As gift-giving season approaches, we’re excited to share our recommendations for many different types of readers! For Story Seekers: Everyone loves a good story, and this time of year provides… READ MORE
Tag: Holocaust
Commemorating the 81st Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Roman Dziarski on the Relevance of the Holocaust Today
April 19, 2024
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising started on April 19th, 1943. For 27 days, a few hundred young Jewish men and women, poorly armed with a few pistols and homemade grenades, fought… READ MORE
“Working for the Enemy” and “Blackmail”: Excerpt from Roman Dziarski’s “How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis” with an Introduction by the Author
October 4, 2023
We are pleased to present here an excerpt from Roman Dziarski’s How We Outwitted and Survived the Nazis: The True Story of the Holocaust Rescuers, Zofia Sterner and Her Family, accompanied by a personal introduction from the author. The book tells the story how his family rescued Jews from the Holocaust and survived WWII, against the backdrop of the realities of the Nazi and Soviet occupation of Poland.
“The First Christmas”: An Excerpt from 18: JEWISH STORIES TRANSLATED FROM 18 LANGUAGES
August 15, 2023
This excerpt from 18: Jewish Stories Translated from 18 Languages explores the psychological impact of the Holocaust on a survivor and his family after the war, when the narrator is confronted by his two sons, who want to buy a Christmas tree. This short story is by Gábor T. Szántó and translated from Hungarian by Walter Burgess and Marietta Morry.
Conveying the Facts to People Around the World: Akira Kitade’s Journey to the Publication of EMERGING HEROES
July 26, 2022
Akira Kitade, author of Emerging Heroes: WWII-Era Diplomats, Jewish Refugees, and Escape to Japan reflects on what sparked his interest in the subject of the book, the journey to publication, and what the book’s positive reception has meant to him.
“Neither piece alone is enough”: Excerpt from “Death and Love in the Holocaust” and a personal introduction from Steve Hochstadt
February 24, 2022
We are pleased to present here an excerpt of Death and Love in the Holocaust: The Story of Sonja and Kurt Messerschmidt, accompanied by a short personal introduction from author Steve Hochstadt. The book tells the story of Kurt and Sonja Messerschmidt, who met in Nazi Berlin, married in the Theresienstadt ghetto, and survived Auschwitz. They witnessed the death of Jews every day for two years, but never stopped building their own life together. The words of these survivors, which are contextualized with explanations of historical explanations from the author each chapter, create a direct relationship with the reader, as if they were telling the story in their living room.
Death and Love in the Holocaust is out March 1, 2022 and is available for preorder wherever books are sold. The excerpt published here is from the chapter “Slave Labor.”
“It’s not about me, but it still affects me”: A personal introduction to Trapped by Evil and Deceit by Daniel Brand
February 10, 2021
This is a guest post by Daniel Brand, author of Trapped by Evil and Deceit: The Story of Hansi and Joel Brand. Here, the author gives a personal introduction to the story of his parents, who helped to orchestrate an organized effort to save lives and end extermination at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
Book of the Week: “Schindler’s Listed: The Search for My Father’s Lost Gold”
August 10, 2020
This week we’re featuring Schindler’s Listed: The Search for My Father’s Lost Gold by Mark Biederman with Randi Biederman. The book is currently available for purchase at $10.00, $15.00, and $19.95. Choose the price you think is fair and fits your budget!
Book of the Week: “Shoah through Muslim Eyes” by Mehnaz Afridi
June 15, 2020
All summer long, we’re choosing a different book from our extensive backlist to highlight. As an added feature, we’re offering the book at three different price points.
You, the reader, will have the opportunity to purchase the book at a price that works for you.
This week we’re featuring Shoah through Muslim Eyes by Mehnaz Afridi. The book is currently available for purchase at $12.00, $20.00, and $29.00. Choose the price you think is fair and fits your budget!